Bosch, Netherlands

This article is about the hamlet in the Netherlands. For other uses, see Bosch (disambiguation). For the city, see 's-Hertogenbosch.

Bosch
Hamlet
Bosch Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Show map of North Brabant Bosch Bosch (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°16′12″N 5°35′30″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Cranendonck
Area [1]
• Total	1.95 km^2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	33 m (108 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	420
• Density	220/km^2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6021[1]
Dialing code	0495

Bosch is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck,^[3] about 1.5 km east of Budel.^[4]

Together with the hamlets of Meemortel [nl] and Heikant to the south, Bosch has a population of about 420.^[1]

It was first mentioned in 1307 as Henricus de Silua, and means "forest".^[5] According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,^[6] Bosch consisted of 23 houses and had a population of 150 to 160 people in the middle of the 19th century. It was built on a dyke in heath lands. Bosch has no place name signs, and consists of about 100 houses.^[7]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022. combined with Meemortel and Heikant
2. "Postcodetool for 6021AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
3. VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.
4. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
5. "Bosch - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
6. Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 2 (B), 1840.
7. "Bosch". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.